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The Work of an Incredibly Mind

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Revisado: 03-26-25

It would’ve been crazy hard if Goggins read the audiobook but the performer still did a good job. Can’t hurt me was a great book and this one even better. Goggins never fails to show us how much we are capable of when we ignore the voice in our head that says we’re finished and has enough. Life changing stuff right here!

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The Ice Breaker to the Elephant in the Room

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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-22-25

To many the subject of land is an uncomfortable and difficult conversation. I love that this book brings this difficult and contentious discussion to the table.

It also sheds light on the fact that it is no accident that the possession of land ended up so disproportionately in the hands of South Africa’s white minority.

It’s a well written and in my opinion rather concise approach to an issue that in recent years has threaten to tear apart the unity of our nation. It is for this reason that this books is so important.

My only problem with this book is it does not seem to layout what a complete and meaningful restoration of land would entail. How much land would have to be restored until we have succeeded in land reform? Furthermore who is the “we”, the land debate still suffered from the fact that even if land was granted back, us the ordinary black men and women will undoubtedly not be a part of the beneficiaries but only a new minority of blacks. Hence I’m somewhat disappointed by the fact that the book seems to layout how land will be transferred from one minority (a white minority) to a new minority (a black minority). The book makes the argument that land reform is necessary to correct historical injustices however it’s not convincing in arguing that this would actually bring about a better quality of life for the masses. Hence I think ultimately the book fails to really hit the issue at the heart - the living conditions of the majority of people in this country is not dignified. And although land is central to that there’s little said about how land redistribution could actually achieve that.

It’s a sincere effort and a good one and you can see a lot of its ideas have been used in the ANC’s new 2024 land expropriation act, and there’s nothing wrong with that. This book is important to understanding how we got to where we are. It does a fantastic job at laying out not just the story of how land dispossession happened in South Africa but also the rippling negative effect it has had on black communities.

It is however not a definitive work. More thought needs to be given as to how we can redress this. Land expropriation might not even be the answer as difficult as it is for some people to hear that. Simply because land is valuable to people not intrinsically but because of the possibilities of what can be done with it. And when majority or a substantial majority of people would only want land to reside on you have to wonder whether or not our fight for land is not rather a fight for dignified property?

Good book would recommend but definitely not the final solution to the “problem of the ages”

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Refreshing perspective on the Messiah

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Revisado: 12-08-24

Draws a lot from the Gospel of Thomas and eastern beliefs. Refreshing that it doesn’t create an agnostic tone. Well researched, brief and meaningful, but most importantly sincerely written. A deep appreciation for the wisdom, teachings and example we find in the life of Christ.

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A real page turner

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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-17-22

It’s true once you pick it up you can’t put it down. I must’ve finished it in 2 or 3 listens

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